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all eyes on north korea as the founder of north korean kim il sung approaches but will the country mark the occasion with a missile launch? >> covering the world, tomorrow marks the anniversary of the birth of north korean founder il sung, one the world will be watching. the big question, will north military test-fire a missile to celebrate? seoul we are waiting to see if north korea will, in one, test-fire at least missile. we've been waiting for days. will itst hype, actually happen? we my find out tomorrow. inorrow is the anniversary north korea of the birth of the country's late founder, kim is a timend it traditionally when there are military parades and military displays of force. the missile launch, if it be timed told coincide with that anniversary. the region are worried about what the missile test could mean. diplomatically, we could be progress,e particularly between the united states and china. secretary kerry was in china and be ahat seemed to productive meeting with both the u and china appearing to agree return to diplomacy to resume negotiation to get north korea up nucl
all eyes on north korea as the founder of north korean kim il sung approaches but will the country mark the occasion with a missile launch? >> covering the world, tomorrow marks the anniversary of the birth of north korean founder il sung, one the world will be watching. the big question, will north military test-fire a missile to celebrate? seoul we are waiting to see if north korea will, in one, test-fire at least missile. we've been waiting for days. will itst hype, actually happen? we...
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anna, what is the latest on north korean threats and efforts at diplomacy? >> well, the big news out of seoul here or the korean peninsula, i should say, alison, is that north korea issued a statement to south korea basically saying at the moment their offer of dialogue is basically an empty shell. they need to change their attitude before pyongyang considers entering into talks with its neighbors. so, that really is the big news coming out of this region today. but, you mentioned the missile launch that many of us have predicted. the intelligence community has predicted that it hasn't happened and you mention tomorrow being the anniversary of the birth of the grandfather of kim-jung-un and highly unlikely of missile launches tomorrow because of the room for error and also being that it is such an important day, probably the most important day on the north korean calendar. all the attention on the celebrations. highly unlikely that we'll see the missile launches happen. so, perhaps it's not going to happen. that is what analysts are now saying. perhaps the m
anna, what is the latest on north korean threats and efforts at diplomacy? >> well, the big news out of seoul here or the korean peninsula, i should say, alison, is that north korea issued a statement to south korea basically saying at the moment their offer of dialogue is basically an empty shell. they need to change their attitude before pyongyang considers entering into talks with its neighbors. so, that really is the big news coming out of this region today. but, you mentioned the...
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north korean soldiers released their trained dogs on this effigy of south korea's defense minister, a u.s. ally, says the commentary, who deserved to be chewed to death. but with tensions so high, it was south korea and the u.s. who tried to accommodate the erratic kim today. the pentagon canceled the test launch of a minute man long range ballistic missile in california, while in seoul, the top military commander postponed a trip to washington. the allies avoiding anything that might be misread. but the north koreans remain defiant and on track to test at least one of their own missiles the musudan, with a range that could in theory reach guam in the pacific. some intelligence reports suggest kim will choose to launch before or on april 15th, the anniversary of kim's grandfather, kim il-sung, the founder of the nation. the missile is probably unarmed but even an accident could be catastrophic. >> i could see a major war happening if the north koreans overplay their hand this time because the public in south korea, the united states, i think the whole region is fed up with this guy. >
north korean soldiers released their trained dogs on this effigy of south korea's defense minister, a u.s. ally, says the commentary, who deserved to be chewed to death. but with tensions so high, it was south korea and the u.s. who tried to accommodate the erratic kim today. the pentagon canceled the test launch of a minute man long range ballistic missile in california, while in seoul, the top military commander postponed a trip to washington. the allies avoiding anything that might be...
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the north koreans never said they plan to test fire one or multiple missiles. all of that has come from the united states and the south koreaens. the north koreans did say they were activating the rocket forces, and the satellite imagery gave the u.s. and seoul the hints that something, they were moving around missiles, and they quoted that day by day, and then escalated saying it was going to be a multiple missile launch, and then there were other missiles, those were being moved as well, but in the end, people here today do not think that they are moving ahead with that. kim jong un does not have to climb down on that one and never said he was going to do that. >> and that started when the joint and south korean exercises started. has that been changed at all? >> we have not announced change. we heard from secretary kerry in seoul that president obama ordered that some elements of the exercises be cancelled. which ones? that's the question. we talked with the u.s. military here today and they could not tell us which specific elements might be cancelled and th
the north koreans never said they plan to test fire one or multiple missiles. all of that has come from the united states and the south koreaens. the north koreans did say they were activating the rocket forces, and the satellite imagery gave the u.s. and seoul the hints that something, they were moving around missiles, and they quoted that day by day, and then escalated saying it was going to be a multiple missile launch, and then there were other missiles, those were being moved as well, but...
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and there is reportedly no sense of panic in the north korean capital. the country's own media is giving little indication, anne-marie, about how high tensions really are. >> tara mergener in washington, thank you. >>> a bipartisan group of senators, the so-called gang of eight, expects to release its proposal on immigration reform tomorrow. florida senator marco rubio says the proposal regarding the estimated 11 million immigrants in this country illegally does not include an amnesty provision. >> they'll have to come forward and pass a rigorous background check. if they're criminals, they won't qualify. if they pass that bakground check, they'll be given the opportunity to pay an application fee and a fine. and in return, they will get a worker permit that will allow them to stay in the u.s., work, travel and pay taxes. >> rubio says they will have to be in that system for more than ten years before they qualify for the existing legal immigration system. and it is all predicated on strict security measures including securing the border. >>> this week s
and there is reportedly no sense of panic in the north korean capital. the country's own media is giving little indication, anne-marie, about how high tensions really are. >> tara mergener in washington, thank you. >>> a bipartisan group of senators, the so-called gang of eight, expects to release its proposal on immigration reform tomorrow. florida senator marco rubio says the proposal regarding the estimated 11 million immigrants in this country illegally does not include an...
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and the world braces once again for the test of a north korean medium range missile that we have been expecting all week. but in an important new development tonight, china has agreed to step in the middle to try to reign in north korea's threats and ambitions. john kerry has been hopscotching across asia in an effort to dial back tensions. andrea mitchell is traveling with the secretary. she has more now from beijing. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good eek, lester. secretary kerry claims success, but china complained that the u.s. has been too aggressive in confronting pyongyang. in beijing, john kerry tried to persuade china's president xi jinping to lean own his ally north korea, arguing that pyongyang's erratic young leader is threatening the stability of the entire region. >> mr. president, this is obviously a critical time with some very challenging issues. >> reporter: in whirlwind meetings with all of china's top officials, kerry won the commitment to get north korea to abandon its threats and restart nuclear disarmament talks. >> china is firmly committed to upholding pe
and the world braces once again for the test of a north korean medium range missile that we have been expecting all week. but in an important new development tonight, china has agreed to step in the middle to try to reign in north korea's threats and ambitions. john kerry has been hopscotching across asia in an effort to dial back tensions. andrea mitchell is traveling with the secretary. she has more now from beijing. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good eek, lester. secretary kerry...
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. >> there's beenm a great deal o speck thraition a north korean missile launch could come today. as john kerry tries to diffuse d the ongoing crisis. in north korea a celebration. the birthday of country's founder as the world wonders whether his grandson is ready to wage nuclear war as he is threatened. at the very least the north has the ability to launch a conventional attack. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry arrived in japan which w could be in the flight path of any north korean mifl. mif it's call for a diplomatic resolution. >> the united states remains open to authentic and credible negotiations on the denuke larrizeation but the burden son pyongyang. >> but the end game is unclear.. is he simply trying to strengthen his hold on power. the pentagon has positioned warships and anti-missile batteries in the reej gallon case of a launch. in the u.s. white house critics say the kerry policy is flawed that anything talk of negotiations or more international aide simply encourage what's can amount to north korean tantrums. >> i don't see that this policy of pay age ransom
. >> there's beenm a great deal o speck thraition a north korean missile launch could come today. as john kerry tries to diffuse d the ongoing crisis. in north korea a celebration. the birthday of country's founder as the world wonders whether his grandson is ready to wage nuclear war as he is threatened. at the very least the north has the ability to launch a conventional attack. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry arrived in japan which w could be in the flight path of any north...
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north koreans celebrated the first ascension to the workers party one year ago. >>> now, to business. wall street will be keeping a close eye on today's weekly unemployment numbers after last week's disappointing jobs report. stocks were way up across the board yesterday. the dow and s&p hit new record levels, while nasdaq had its best close since the year 2000. for more on this gravity defying rise of our markets, steve sedgwick is live. whatever happened to that correction? >> what did happen to it? and i want to know who those guys were. were they buying when it was 4% or 5% lower than it is. they were waiting for equities to be low. 1589 was the day high soon after the open on the s&p. whilst the dow has been hitting daily record highs, they have been a leg up. from october 11th, 2007 and they're in record territories. some were the season's own so far. they have reported of those 5%, 75% of them pretty much beating expectations. we had the fed minutes yesterday slightly more hawkish. still no tapering just yet of that easing which is propping the markets up, bill. >> one of the s
north koreans celebrated the first ascension to the workers party one year ago. >>> now, to business. wall street will be keeping a close eye on today's weekly unemployment numbers after last week's disappointing jobs report. stocks were way up across the board yesterday. the dow and s&p hit new record levels, while nasdaq had its best close since the year 2000. for more on this gravity defying rise of our markets, steve sedgwick is live. whatever happened to that correction?...
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the good north korean cat defeating the south korean rat. and a war film that depicts the north koreans defeating americans. if there's a revelation for this woman that fled north korea so long ago, it's this. you didn't know kim jong-un. do you feel the same love and devotion to him you felt toward kim il-sung. >> he looks like his grandfather. he's the same. he's doing exactly what his grandfather and his father did. the power of propaganda on a people. the power of a regime. >> after seeing that and hearing the vicious threats, it seems like being near north korea could be a nightmare but people who live close by in south korea say it actually feels like business as usual. christine rivers is stationed there with her husband who is in the military and talked with my colleague, victor blackwell, about what it's like to be there right now. >> in the united states it feels like tensions have reached the boiling point. what does it feel like there? >> this might sound crazy but it doesn't feel that intense over here. not as intense as it feel
the good north korean cat defeating the south korean rat. and a war film that depicts the north koreans defeating americans. if there's a revelation for this woman that fled north korea so long ago, it's this. you didn't know kim jong-un. do you feel the same love and devotion to him you felt toward kim il-sung. >> he looks like his grandfather. he's the same. he's doing exactly what his grandfather and his father did. the power of propaganda on a people. the power of a regime. >>...
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korean leader, kim jong-un, test-fires another ballistic missile expected in the days ahead, perhaps as early as wednesday. but south korea has admitted that the north can test both its missiles and its nuclear capabilities whenever it chooses basically saying, betty, that despite tougher u.n. sanctions now and surprisingly strong criticism yesterday coming from china, its main ally in the region, kim seems intent on pursuing his goal of making north korea a nation to be reckoned with and actually weaponizing a nuclear device no matter what the price. betty, back to you? >> this could be an important week. we'll see how it plays how, jim, thank you. >>> congress gets back to work after a two-week and joe manchin and pat toomey are finalizing legislation to expand background checks on all gun sales. president obama is taking his message to connecticut where the toughest gun restrictions were just signed into law and chuck schumer says he believes lawmakers will find compromise on at least one key issue. >> we go to the floor i'm still hopeful of the sweet spot, background checks, can
korean leader, kim jong-un, test-fires another ballistic missile expected in the days ahead, perhaps as early as wednesday. but south korea has admitted that the north can test both its missiles and its nuclear capabilities whenever it chooses basically saying, betty, that despite tougher u.n. sanctions now and surprisingly strong criticism yesterday coming from china, its main ally in the region, kim seems intent on pursuing his goal of making north korea a nation to be reckoned with and...
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but north korean leaders have said repeatedly they have no intention of abandoning the nuclear weapons they now call their treasured guarantee of security. charlie da d'agata, cbs news, london. >> axelrod: in california, three teenaged boys have been charged with sexually assaulting a classmate while she was passed out then posting photos of the alleged attack on the internet. a week liter, the 15-year-old girl committed suicide. as carter evans reports, it's just one in a series of >> reporter: audrey pot was just 15 years old when she took her own life. authorities say it was after photos of her incapacitated and raped were circulated on line. santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. >> it's unconscionable for someone to distribute images like this when you've actually taken advantage of someone. and why are you filming and distributing a crime? >> reporter: a family attorney says it was only after her death that audrey's parents learned she had seen those images. >> we, obviously, can't bring audrey back, but the family's goal is that what happened to audrey never happens again and
but north korean leaders have said repeatedly they have no intention of abandoning the nuclear weapons they now call their treasured guarantee of security. charlie da d'agata, cbs news, london. >> axelrod: in california, three teenaged boys have been charged with sexually assaulting a classmate while she was passed out then posting photos of the alleged attack on the internet. a week liter, the 15-year-old girl committed suicide. as carter evans reports, it's just one in a series of...
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her past is tragic, her mother killed by a north korean sympathizer. her father, who was also once president, murdered by his own intelligence chief. the question, how will she act if north korea's leader pushes her to the brink? bob woodruff, abc news, seoul. >> a lot of pressure on those leaders. >>> from one woman new to power to another who delighted in using it and dominated the world stage. the iron lady. three-time british prime minister margaret thatcher died this morning at the age of 87. "nightline" anchor terry moran has more tonight on her ground-breaking life, the country she transformed and an outpouring of respect from across the globe. >> reporter: margaret thatcher was a woman who relished political combat. >> i'm enjoying this. >> reporter: and for nearly 20 years, she vanquished just about everyone who took her on. >> no, no, no! >> reporter: she towered over her time, a grocer's daughter who busted open the old boys' club of british politics, remade her country along conservative lines, and became a world figure. >> my face softly m
her past is tragic, her mother killed by a north korean sympathizer. her father, who was also once president, murdered by his own intelligence chief. the question, how will she act if north korea's leader pushes her to the brink? bob woodruff, abc news, seoul. >> a lot of pressure on those leaders. >>> from one woman new to power to another who delighted in using it and dominated the world stage. the iron lady. three-time british prime minister margaret thatcher died this morning...
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last week north korean leaders told british and russian embassies they could not guarantee their safety after wednesday. setting off concerns a missile launch may be eminent. >>> meanwhile, even china appeared to distance itself from pyongyang as they said no one should be allowed to throw the whole world into chaos for selfish gains. >>> at home the pentagon canceled the test launch of a long-range missile in california and john mccain says the threat of an accidental war is serious and that china holds the cards in dealing with kim jong-un. >> we've seen the cycle over and over and over again, for the last 20 or 30 years. they confront, there's crisis then we offer them incentives, food, money, while meanwhile, the most repressive and oppressive regime on earth continues to function. china does hold the key to this problem. china can cut off their economy if they want to. >> secretary of state john kerry visits seoul later this week. >>> the kocongregation is mourng the loss of this pastor's youngest son, warren paid tribute to his 27-year-old son saying his son was "kind and gentle a
last week north korean leaders told british and russian embassies they could not guarantee their safety after wednesday. setting off concerns a missile launch may be eminent. >>> meanwhile, even china appeared to distance itself from pyongyang as they said no one should be allowed to throw the whole world into chaos for selfish gains. >>> at home the pentagon canceled the test launch of a long-range missile in california and john mccain says the threat of an accidental war is...
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north korean officials are warning foreigners in the south to leave the country because of the threat of nuclear war in the region. the white house is dismissing that as unhelpful rhetoric, the pentagon is preparing to intercept any missile that threatens u.s. forces or american allies. >> i believe we have the credible ability to defend the homeland, to defend hawaii, defend guam, defend our deployed forces and defend our allies. >> during his testimony, the admiral was also pressured by several senators to get china more involved to help keep peace encore even peninsula. >>> also as secretary of state john kerry readies to meet with world leer riz in london, he is hinting at new u.s. aid for syrian rebels. he committed food and medical supplies to free syrian army will meet today with opposition leaders to discuss the possibility of expanding the support even further. meanwhile, there are new hazards to choosing size in this situation. "the washington post" reporting schisms are deepening between different factions of rebel groups and that fighting could break out among them pitting
north korean officials are warning foreigners in the south to leave the country because of the threat of nuclear war in the region. the white house is dismissing that as unhelpful rhetoric, the pentagon is preparing to intercept any missile that threatens u.s. forces or american allies. >> i believe we have the credible ability to defend the homeland, to defend hawaii, defend guam, defend our deployed forces and defend our allies. >> during his testimony, the admiral was also...
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korean founder, they call it the day of the sun and we should get a glimpse of the north korean leader kim jong-un, lying low lately. what we don't know if that mid range missile is going to launch today. so far in the last few minutes, no news. no new reports sunday of any movement, but still, the government and military here remains on high alert. the media here is calling this a critical day, harris. >> i know i was just telling our viewers that there's a history of doing military show stunts around big days like this. >> absolutely. there is a history, well-timed events, harris, we've been to north korea a few times and we were there last night at this time and we saw a failed missile launch supposed to tie into the 100th anniversary. and some say last december and some said it was time to mark the death of kim jong-il and even to some americans events. now, those arguing today that there might not be a launch. kim jong-un might have gotten what he wanted, the world's attention. harris. >> harris: what we saw yesterday, the secretary of state john kerry telling that country, while
korean founder, they call it the day of the sun and we should get a glimpse of the north korean leader kim jong-un, lying low lately. what we don't know if that mid range missile is going to launch today. so far in the last few minutes, no news. no new reports sunday of any movement, but still, the government and military here remains on high alert. the media here is calling this a critical day, harris. >> i know i was just telling our viewers that there's a history of doing military show...
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. >> reporter: an official with amnesty internationm said north korean children are meant to monitor each other. even math class involved propaganda. >> five american, american soldier in north korea and brave north koreans kill them all, kill them all the americans and then how many lived like that? >> reporter: in school he says stones were used to simulate hand grenades. >> they bract practice or throw far or how little. >> that's for gym class. >> there are targets. targets for american soldiers. >> reporter: north korean soldiers are, in fact, brain washed from the time they're first cognizant, as well as for factories, government agencies, farms. analyst gordon flake visited a place called the children's farm in 1996. >> they brought all the kids out to greet us and they came utowith that well rehearsed, glassy eye stare. but, again, in a remarkable way that there is a degree of indoctrination. >> reporter: getting a red scarf means you're in the pioneer. >> i don't need to make the comparison, it's obvious, right? this is to talitarian state where the children are tools in the
. >> reporter: an official with amnesty internationm said north korean children are meant to monitor each other. even math class involved propaganda. >> five american, american soldier in north korea and brave north koreans kill them all, kill them all the americans and then how many lived like that? >> reporter: in school he says stones were used to simulate hand grenades. >> they bract practice or throw far or how little. >> that's for gym class. >> there...
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a cycle of confrontation, negotiation, aid and the false hope that somehow the north koreans would give up their efforts to acquire nuclear weapons and a means to deliver them. >> reporter: still, as kerry took a few moments to visit a 14th century buddhist temple in downtown tokyo and meet some local residents. >> ah! >> reporter: some experts believe there's a peaceful path out of this crisis. >> i think kim jong-un has basically run out of bluster. we're clearly in the end game now. maybe they'll end with a fireworks display. maybe just with a whimper but i think he's going back in his pocket. >> kim has not been seen publicly for two weeks. as kerry wraps up this six-nation tour, there is no sign that north korea is ready yet to stop nuclear testing or threatening its neighbors, two things it has to do before there could be direct talks with the u.s. lester? >> nbc's andrea mitchell in tokyo for us, thank you. >>> back at home with the senate set to take up immigration and gun control this week, one of the lawmakers at the center of both hot-button issues dominated tv screens for a
a cycle of confrontation, negotiation, aid and the false hope that somehow the north koreans would give up their efforts to acquire nuclear weapons and a means to deliver them. >> reporter: still, as kerry took a few moments to visit a 14th century buddhist temple in downtown tokyo and meet some local residents. >> ah! >> reporter: some experts believe there's a peaceful path out of this crisis. >> i think kim jong-un has basically run out of bluster. we're clearly in...
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. >>> to the korean peninsula, the north closed a joint industrial complexity shared with the south turning away south korean workers. another break in relations as pyongyang continues to beat the war drum. south korea remains calm but those who live near the border are starting to worry. workers at city hall have prepared tens of thousands of pamphlets on how to react if you see a mushroom cloud or birds and fish die. they do expect the north will carry out a test firing of one of its medium range missiles potentially this week. >>> governor jerry brown taking off for china. the governor hopes to bring billions into california's economy by promoting the state's agriculture greenhouse gas reduction policies and tourism. more than 70 business leaders will accompany the governor on the seven-day trip while there, governor brown plans to open an investment office in shanghai closed 10 years ago. it will be financed by private donors. >>> investigators are looking into the cause of a garage fire in sunnyvale. take a look at this. the fire started in a detached garage behind a home on angel aven
. >>> to the korean peninsula, the north closed a joint industrial complexity shared with the south turning away south korean workers. another break in relations as pyongyang continues to beat the war drum. south korea remains calm but those who live near the border are starting to worry. workers at city hall have prepared tens of thousands of pamphlets on how to react if you see a mushroom cloud or birds and fish die. they do expect the north will carry out a test firing of one of its...
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officials say the north koreans want to be accepted as a nuclear power, they want to have arms talks with the united states. they don't want to talk about giving up their nuclear program but secretary kerry and others say that is never going to happen. there are some things they can give north korea that for years they've been looking for which is that aid, which is acceptance in the international community, some kind of security guarantees and a peace treaty but no one knows what kim jong-il is looking for and since he cut off communications with the south koreans of the united states it's hard to ascertain. >> elise labott in washington thank you. >>> john kerry is scheduled to speak in beijing later in the 9:00 a.m. eastern hour. we'll bring it to you live. >>> now the retrial of ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak began as scheduled but did not last long because the judge took himself off the case. you'll hear the commotion there in the courtroom. mubarak watched in a cage in the courtroom, he's in a chair now. he has been in a hospital bed. his trial for the deaths of hundre
officials say the north koreans want to be accepted as a nuclear power, they want to have arms talks with the united states. they don't want to talk about giving up their nuclear program but secretary kerry and others say that is never going to happen. there are some things they can give north korea that for years they've been looking for which is that aid, which is acceptance in the international community, some kind of security guarantees and a peace treaty but no one knows what kim jong-il...
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and the founder of the north korean nation. plenty of symbolism there. this kind of missile, by the way, has never been tested by the north koreans. that's probably one reason why south koreans here are not too concerned. they've seen missile test, from the north before, just as they say they've lives through waves of war-like rhetoric before as well, only to see north korea back off once it got its concession. the food aid, the attention. whatever it is that it wanted. the question, will this time be different? craig? >> jim maceda, our man on the ground on this sunday. jim, thank you. >>> back to domestic politics. congress could soon be moving forward on immigration, but many in the country want action now. supporters of immigration reform took to the streets in cities across the country this week in carrying signs that read "the time is now." let's take the issue to our political war room. chris, democratic strategist and former chief of staff from west virginia senator, matt, deputy assistant to george w. bush. gop good to see you both. senator lind
and the founder of the north korean nation. plenty of symbolism there. this kind of missile, by the way, has never been tested by the north koreans. that's probably one reason why south koreans here are not too concerned. they've seen missile test, from the north before, just as they say they've lives through waves of war-like rhetoric before as well, only to see north korea back off once it got its concession. the food aid, the attention. whatever it is that it wanted. the question, will this...
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south korean officials say they've seen movement along the north korean coast. at this morning are we seeing new signs of an impending launch? >> you know, the skies still clear. everybody's been looking whether it's through a radar scope or just staring up into the sky and wondering, when is this launch going to come? we know kim il-sung's birthday is on the 13th. anytime during this window, four or five days, would be a prime time for them to launch. you're right. some intelligence sources here in the asian media saying there was satellite evidence that the north koreans had shifted the musudan missiles that are so interesting to the u.s. and south korea. they've never been publicly tested. they've been moving them around, perhaps to keep people offguard. to keep them aware that the destroyers and platform are out there watching every move that is made. that's all they can do is wait and watch. >> in terms of the new missiles, what's the range? the farthest range from the missile tests? >> that's an interesting point. we say 4,000. that's what some experts hav
south korean officials say they've seen movement along the north korean coast. at this morning are we seeing new signs of an impending launch? >> you know, the skies still clear. everybody's been looking whether it's through a radar scope or just staring up into the sky and wondering, when is this launch going to come? we know kim il-sung's birthday is on the 13th. anytime during this window, four or five days, would be a prime time for them to launch. you're right. some intelligence...
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i think most north korean scholars agree to that. so the question is what are we going to talks for. some people say we should return to the talks nonetheless because it is important to cap the program but they're not going to give up nuclear weapons and we need to be realistic about that. >> all right. su mi terry, thank you so much for your time. >>> a big debate is going on in congress right now about stricter background checks on gun sales. straight ahead, our crew goes to several gun shows to see just how easy it is to buy a gun. morning, brian! love your passat! um. listen, gary. i bought the last one. nice try. says right here you can get one for $199 a month. you can't believe the lame-stream media, gary. they're all gone. maybe i'll get one. [ male announcer ] now everyone's going to want one. you can't have the same car as me, gary! i'm gettin' one. nope! [ male announcer ] volkswagen springtoberfest is here and there's no better time to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease one of four volks
i think most north korean scholars agree to that. so the question is what are we going to talks for. some people say we should return to the talks nonetheless because it is important to cap the program but they're not going to give up nuclear weapons and we need to be realistic about that. >> all right. su mi terry, thank you so much for your time. >>> a big debate is going on in congress right now about stricter background checks on gun sales. straight ahead, our crew goes to...
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korean -- the north korean leadership in your view? >> sounded pretty clear to me. i -- i'm happy that the secretary has jumped on this and has gone to korea and i understand he's also going to china to press the case there. >> chairman, some dramatic revelations came out of a hearing you had yesterday about the status of north korea's nuclear program. it was in some declassified, some previously classified information from the defense intelligence agency, and it said the dia assessed with moderate confidence the north currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles. this caused a giant stir. presumably you have access to a lot of information we don't have access to. what's your exact assessment, then, of the north korean nuclear program? >>> well, this information did come out in our hearing yesterday with the secretary of defense and the chairman of joint chiefs. one of our members asked that question specifically did not get a definitive answer but the important thing is the president had this information ava
korean -- the north korean leadership in your view? >> sounded pretty clear to me. i -- i'm happy that the secretary has jumped on this and has gone to korea and i understand he's also going to china to press the case there. >> chairman, some dramatic revelations came out of a hearing you had yesterday about the status of north korea's nuclear program. it was in some declassified, some previously classified information from the defense intelligence agency, and it said the dia...
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two, which could be very bad for the north koreans. first, if they test-fire this missile which they're likely to do, now that they've fueled the rockets, and if something goes wrong on the launch pad, it is a political failure on their part. second, potential problem they might have is that they have an errant missile which the united states believes is headed toward one of our allies or towards guam, and take steps to intercept it. both of those are very bad scenarios for north korea. but what we're seeing is the north koreans for the first time trying to flex some muscle in this last 30-day period. up to now, it's been very reactionary, a lot of rhetoric, bellicose behavior. but no particular actions. when you contrast that to what the united states has done in moving the "uss decatur," "uss mccain kwz, repositioning missile defense assets, overflights of b-2s, et cetera, the north koreans have -- are now attempting to respond with something tangible. this being a first test of the musudan missile, capable of flying about maximum 4,
two, which could be very bad for the north koreans. first, if they test-fire this missile which they're likely to do, now that they've fueled the rockets, and if something goes wrong on the launch pad, it is a political failure on their part. second, potential problem they might have is that they have an errant missile which the united states believes is headed toward one of our allies or towards guam, and take steps to intercept it. both of those are very bad scenarios for north korea. but...
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this was the announcement as was read on north korean television. and it warns, it would be foolish for the u.s. and puppet group war fanatics to miscalculate and hope for luck. war is a matter of time. and what remains is mercifulness punishment. there's no use to regret then. there will be no one alive to regret. pretty chilling message there, john, coming out of the north but we can say, i think, that this is more of that bluster we've come to expect. >> jim clancy, thanks to you. angry rhetoric from north korea. >>> later this morning we're going to speak to a man that's been to north korea several times. former governor bill richardson will join us live in the next hour at "starting point." >>> zoraida sambolin has the rest of the day's top story. >> it's been one year since george zimmerman has been arrested and charged with murder. to mark the occasion, zimmerman's mother gladys wrote an open letter to the public. quote, april 11th, 2012, will be forrer remembered by the zimmerman family as the day that justice system failed us as americans a
this was the announcement as was read on north korean television. and it warns, it would be foolish for the u.s. and puppet group war fanatics to miscalculate and hope for luck. war is a matter of time. and what remains is mercifulness punishment. there's no use to regret then. there will be no one alive to regret. pretty chilling message there, john, coming out of the north but we can say, i think, that this is more of that bluster we've come to expect. >> jim clancy, thanks to you....
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they have enormous influence on north koreans. will china do anything substantial to make north korea tone it down? >> it's a good question. they are telling john kerry what he wants to hear. i think u.s. officials sense a debate in china now. whether they are getting the bang for their buck of the relationship of north korea. there is an open discussion in china that their relationship with north korea is really not helping their national security interests. so it's possible that some of the fuel shipments they give north korea could be delayed. some of the food aid they give to north korea somehow, oh, we need to wait a few weeks. they could subtly send a message to north korea that they are not happy with their behavior. we have seen statements from chinese officials in the past. now we have to see whether they are going to put the talk into action, don. >> thank you very much. >>> british police are trying to keep protests from keet geting out of hand in london. this is trafalgar square in london. a couple hundred people gathe
they have enormous influence on north koreans. will china do anything substantial to make north korea tone it down? >> it's a good question. they are telling john kerry what he wants to hear. i think u.s. officials sense a debate in china now. whether they are getting the bang for their buck of the relationship of north korea. there is an open discussion in china that their relationship with north korea is really not helping their national security interests. so it's possible that some of...
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to pay what the north koreans said was the humblest of respects. here in south korea people got up, they had breakfast, and went to work. they opened up the daily newspaper today. it wasn't kim il-sung on the cover of the paper, no, it was psy and the release of his new single. that's what people were more interested in here. in fact the media came under a little bit of criticism because of the way that they have described the lavish celebrations in north korea, at a time when so many people there are hungry. the north koreans lashed out at them saying it was not at all the type of thing that they should be saying on a day like this. meantime there still is some focus on mr. kerry's trip here. it is thought to have been a very positive trip. and especially some of the comments that he made in japan. >> we need to make it clear that they have to move towards the denuclearization, they need to stop the threat. they need to stop the missile test, stop the nuclear tests. and we're prepared to come to the table under the meeting of the obligations. >> r
to pay what the north koreans said was the humblest of respects. here in south korea people got up, they had breakfast, and went to work. they opened up the daily newspaper today. it wasn't kim il-sung on the cover of the paper, no, it was psy and the release of his new single. that's what people were more interested in here. in fact the media came under a little bit of criticism because of the way that they have described the lavish celebrations in north korea, at a time when so many people...
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the president of the north korean assembly vowed to quote mercilessly punish u.s. imperialism and its followers and urged north koreans to quote, prepare for an all out war against the united states. the north rejected the south's offer at peace talks calling it a cunning ploy. according to latest intelligence it does not appear a launch is imminent. however everything could change in an instant. lana zak, south korea. >> the bird flu and the outbreak that may spread outside of china as the death toll rises to 13 there. first case reported in beijing over the weekend as the flu moves across china. now, four international flau experts will be arriving to help china pinpoint the source of the flu and how it is being transmilted. >>> to venezuela now where hugo chavez's hand picked successor won a close presidential election. he managed to pull ahead of the two time challenger. intense moments that led up to the final results. beth sides suggested this election was rigged. the winner will carry on chavez's socialist revolution. >>> the faa ordering inspections of a la
the president of the north korean assembly vowed to quote mercilessly punish u.s. imperialism and its followers and urged north koreans to quote, prepare for an all out war against the united states. the north rejected the south's offer at peace talks calling it a cunning ploy. according to latest intelligence it does not appear a launch is imminent. however everything could change in an instant. lana zak, south korea. >> the bird flu and the outbreak that may spread outside of china as...
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and south korea thee agreed to denuclearize korean peninsula. >> i believe that china will join with others to make a policy real, and to implement it. i think that if we don't, all of our non-proliferation efforts began to suffer. >> john kerry also talked about the strong alliance with japan and america's commitment to defend that country. a former justice of the piece is being questioned in the murder of a texas district attorney. was charged with making terrorist threats. he was prosecuted for theft by just twoe mcclelland months after the assistant district attorney was killed. no suspects have been named. the changetempers on of the september 11 memorial museum. the museum is now charging $2 per ticket reserved online or by phone. the ceo says that this is necessary to cover operational costs, but some are unhappy because it was promised that mission would always be free. people living near bismarck, north dakota are digging out of 1 foot of snow tonight, with a storm that was bigger than anticipated. even in april some are happy about the fresh snow. >> families attending chur
and south korea thee agreed to denuclearize korean peninsula. >> i believe that china will join with others to make a policy real, and to implement it. i think that if we don't, all of our non-proliferation efforts began to suffer. >> john kerry also talked about the strong alliance with japan and america's commitment to defend that country. a former justice of the piece is being questioned in the murder of a texas district attorney. was charged with making terrorist threats. he was...
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kerry is meeting with south korean leaders looking for a way top diffuse tensions with north korea. coming up at 5:15 kerry's visit to south korea comes after new concerns about whether north korea has a nuclear war head that will fit on a missile. >>> details of a bipartisan immigration bill are leaking out. senate republicans and democrats expect to unvail the legislation next week. aids say the bill could deny hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are in the u.s. illegally from ever becoming citizens. only people in the country before december 31st, 2011 can apply for legal status and ultimately citizenship. applicants must also have jobs or financial stability and no criminal record. >>> a 15-year-old from san rafael is counting his blessings after falling into a lava tube in hawaii. it happened on wednesday night. the boy reportedly tried to jump over the railing surrounding a volcanic steam vent. he fell 25 feet into the hole with hot rocks below. rescue crews pulled him out after his mom called 911. he had bumps and bruises but otherwise was okay. >>> time now 5:05. middle
kerry is meeting with south korean leaders looking for a way top diffuse tensions with north korea. coming up at 5:15 kerry's visit to south korea comes after new concerns about whether north korea has a nuclear war head that will fit on a missile. >>> details of a bipartisan immigration bill are leaking out. senate republicans and democrats expect to unvail the legislation next week. aids say the bill could deny hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are in the u.s. illegally from...
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that very day north korea and the north korean news agency came out with another threat against japan saying that if japan provoked it in any way at all it would strike japan before any other country accusing japan essentially of sort of imperial ambitions and trying to reconquer the korean peninsula. the korean prime minister has said she would like to try and negotiate talks with north korea. their response to that has been to not exactly put them off the table. they've basically said, you know, they sort of ridiculed the request but didn't rule it out all together. so that is sort of where we stand slightly toned down rhetoric from north korea, but we wait to see what their response is to the statement from secretary kerry here in tokyo. >> okay, diana magnay reporting from tokyo, thank you. >>> north korea is holding its hard line. just today it rejected a request by the south for dialogue, this as pyongyang gears up to celebrate the country's most important holiday. april 15th is the birthday of north korea's late founder kim il-sung. his grandson, kim jong-un, is supreme leader.
that very day north korea and the north korean news agency came out with another threat against japan saying that if japan provoked it in any way at all it would strike japan before any other country accusing japan essentially of sort of imperial ambitions and trying to reconquer the korean peninsula. the korean prime minister has said she would like to try and negotiate talks with north korea. their response to that has been to not exactly put them off the table. they've basically said, you...
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along the tense militarized dmz where north and south korean soldiers stand just yards apart, the two armies post their tallest, biggest men. appearances matter, as they did when kim jong un came to power a year ago today. we were there for his first speech, the parades, the military roll outs. a little show biz and plenty of goose stepping. since then kim has proven more reckless than his father. u.s. officials say he has more to prove to his generals. >> i think first and foremost it's to show that he is firmly in control in north korea. >> reporter: there is another way to look at this crisis. unlike south korea which has a modern economy, north korea barely exports anything except missile and nuclear technology. experts here say the missile test is also something of a product demonstration for rogue states that want to buy. that includes iran. u.s. military officials believe pyongyang and tehran may collaborate on their nuclear programs. leaked diplomatic cables say north korea sold missiles to iran. north korea shows off its weapons, at least in part it seems, for cash. richard e
along the tense militarized dmz where north and south korean soldiers stand just yards apart, the two armies post their tallest, biggest men. appearances matter, as they did when kim jong un came to power a year ago today. we were there for his first speech, the parades, the military roll outs. a little show biz and plenty of goose stepping. since then kim has proven more reckless than his father. u.s. officials say he has more to prove to his generals. >> i think first and foremost it's...
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kerry is meeting with south korean leaders looking for a way top diffuse tensions with north korea. coming up at 5:15 kerry's visit to south korea comes after new concerns about whether north korea has a nuclear war head that will fit on a missile. >>> details of a bipartisan immigration bill are leaking out. senate republicans and democrats expect to unvail the legislation next week. aids say the bill could deny hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are in the u.s. illegally from ever becoming citizens. only people in the country before december 31st, 2011 can apply for legal status and ultimately citizenship. applicants must also have jobs or financial stability and no criminal record. >>> a 15-year-old from san rafael is counting his blessings after falling into a lava tube in hawaii. it happened on wednesday night. the boy reportedly tried to jump over the railing surrounding a volcanic steam vent. he fell 25 feet into the hole with hot rocks below. rescue crews pulled him out after his mom called 911. he had bumps and bruises but otherwise was okay. >>> time now 5:05. middle
kerry is meeting with south korean leaders looking for a way top diffuse tensions with north korea. coming up at 5:15 kerry's visit to south korea comes after new concerns about whether north korea has a nuclear war head that will fit on a missile. >>> details of a bipartisan immigration bill are leaking out. senate republicans and democrats expect to unvail the legislation next week. aids say the bill could deny hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are in the u.s. illegally from...
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that's fairly low level by north korean standards. so i think they haven't quite figured out what their response should be. obviously they have to climb down from some of their rhetoric and in fact they probably want to climb down from what they've down in the dcason industrial complex which is an arrangement that i think benefits north korea, as well. so they probability want to figure out a way out of that and they probably want to see what they can do in terms of what secretary kerry has said. they obviously know this they have kind of kissed off the china relationship for the time being. that has to worry some of them. so i think the next few days will tell, but it's clear the north koreans are trying to as best they can try to kind of calm their own tempers down and see if we can get back on some other track. >> ambassador chris hill, thank you so much for joining us. again, talking about north korea on the brink now more than a week. >> kissing off china relations is problematic if they're their only friend to so long. >>> also
that's fairly low level by north korean standards. so i think they haven't quite figured out what their response should be. obviously they have to climb down from some of their rhetoric and in fact they probably want to climb down from what they've down in the dcason industrial complex which is an arrangement that i think benefits north korea, as well. so they probability want to figure out a way out of that and they probably want to see what they can do in terms of what secretary kerry has...
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experts do not believe north koreans have the ability to militarize a nuclear warhead, small enough to be strapped to a missile. don't have the ability to do that. that's the believe. to anna coren, in seoul, south korea. tell us about the report from the pentagon, conflicting this widely believed opinion. >> reporter: you know, don, it is funny, that report from the defense intelligence agency, it actually stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest because it was a little confusing to people in the current climate. basically it said it was moderately confident that north korea was capable of launching a missile, which had a nuclear warhead, but said that it would be unreliable. i guess after a month's worth of rhetoric out of pyongyang and all of the threats, you can understand why people would get confused. as you pointed out, north korea does not have the technology. it is trying to develop it. but it certainly does not have the technology to strike the united states with a nuclear missile. let's have a listen to what u.s. secretary of state john kerry had to say during a visit to seoul, t
experts do not believe north koreans have the ability to militarize a nuclear warhead, small enough to be strapped to a missile. don't have the ability to do that. that's the believe. to anna coren, in seoul, south korea. tell us about the report from the pentagon, conflicting this widely believed opinion. >> reporter: you know, don, it is funny, that report from the defense intelligence agency, it actually stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest because it was a little confusing to people in...
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is bracing for an imminent launch of north korean missiles. let me take you back to march, before the threats of nuclear testing and missile launches were at this fevered pitch. as dennis rodman headed home after his meeting with leader kim jong-un for the so-called basketball diplomacy. the u.s. had its own version of diplomacy happening. u.s. and north korean officials meeting for secret talks in new york. chr christiane amanpour joins me now. tell me about the talks. how did this go down? >> to be honest with you, it is not that unusual. there is a u.n. mission here of the north koreans, and they do have officials who are sometimes used as interlocutors. mostly these officials are communications officers, really. they are -- they have different titles, but these are not negotiators. and what happens is that they basically get used to pass messages back and forth. while that mission and that contact and that channel is open, we're told that it is not one that is producing any kind of movement on this crisis. >> not a lot of movement. i'm jus
is bracing for an imminent launch of north korean missiles. let me take you back to march, before the threats of nuclear testing and missile launches were at this fevered pitch. as dennis rodman headed home after his meeting with leader kim jong-un for the so-called basketball diplomacy. the u.s. had its own version of diplomacy happening. u.s. and north korean officials meeting for secret talks in new york. chr christiane amanpour joins me now. tell me about the talks. how did this go down?...
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and this is a very important day for north koreans. there were festivities, but certainly no missiles. because firstly they wouldn't want to upstage the celebrations nor would they want any room for error. >>> now let's shift our attention to texas where there is a feverish new buzz around that man, a former justice of the peace in cause of maun county, texas. this morning he's in jail accused of making a terroristic threat. his bail a staggering $3 million. and that's only one reason why his name is surfacing in the investigation of two prosecutors who were murdered. mark hasse and mike mclelland prosecuted williams for theft by a public servant. police are not calling williams a suspect, but clearly he is under blistering skruts any. here is more from ed lavendera. >> reporter: this house belongs to eric wril yilliams. so friday, they combed through the house and so saturday, they investigate this had storage unit. several local media outlets report investigators found 20 weapons inside the storage unit that was rented for eric willi
and this is a very important day for north koreans. there were festivities, but certainly no missiles. because firstly they wouldn't want to upstage the celebrations nor would they want any room for error. >>> now let's shift our attention to texas where there is a feverish new buzz around that man, a former justice of the peace in cause of maun county, texas. this morning he's in jail accused of making a terroristic threat. his bail a staggering $3 million. and that's only one reason...
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memorial planned for april 11th. >>> now, moving on to wednesday, a possible north korean missile test that we will be watching. that's according to south korean news agency. this is one of the missiles that had been reportedly moved to the coast of north korea. >>> and then on -- that could go away. on saturday, the nra sponsors nascar race. that's at the texas molter speedway. the group says the sponsorship is not political, just marketing at a sports event. >>> finally a, on sunday, anthony "parts unknown" 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> and washington prepares to take on immigration reform. the senate's so-called gang of eight could be ready to propose legislation as early as this week. athena jones introduces us to one family that will be watching the decision closely. athena? >> a weekend morning in maryland. breakfast time for this family of immigrants. for them, the debate in washington is personal. >> i'm really like excited and nervous. >> reporter: peter and marlen came to the u.s. from chile 16 years ago, they entered legally but overstayed their visas. we're not u
memorial planned for april 11th. >>> now, moving on to wednesday, a possible north korean missile test that we will be watching. that's according to south korean news agency. this is one of the missiles that had been reportedly moved to the coast of north korea. >>> and then on -- that could go away. on saturday, the nra sponsors nascar race. that's at the texas molter speedway. the group says the sponsorship is not political, just marketing at a sports event. >>>...
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officials believe the north koreans have missiles on the ladies and gentlemen of the jury pad but so far no signs of a test. martha raddatz has been tracking this through the night. this is so murky. >> reporter: george, north korea is clearly trying to cause maximum anxiety, tension and uncertainty. u.s. intelligence knows that a mid range missile is ready to be launched at any time and yet the north koreans seem to be playing a dangerous guessing game. remember, this type of missile is mobile. it is on the back of a wheeled vehicle. they can raise the launcher, lower it and drive away and move it somewhere else. >> report out of south korea this morning that the north koreans have said all they have to do is push a button to create a sea of fire. >> reporter: that might be close to the truth. the u.s. is still convinced that north korea is going to test this missile or maybe more than one but fire it into the water into the western pacific. the fear, of course, is that something might go wrong. the missile does have a range that can reach as far as away as the u.s. basis in guam. e
officials believe the north koreans have missiles on the ladies and gentlemen of the jury pad but so far no signs of a test. martha raddatz has been tracking this through the night. this is so murky. >> reporter: george, north korea is clearly trying to cause maximum anxiety, tension and uncertainty. u.s. intelligence knows that a mid range missile is ready to be launched at any time and yet the north koreans seem to be playing a dangerous guessing game. remember, this type of missile is...